ELKHART — Communities that want to address their housing needs would be expected to sacrifice zoning and architecture standards to tap into a new state fund under a bill authored by a career homebuilder.
Rep. Doug Miller spoke Friday at the Third House meeting at the Greater Elkhart Chamber along with Reps. Tim Wesco and Joanna King and Sen. Blake Doriot. They talked about some of the bills they authored for the legislative session and shared their focus for this year.
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